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Featured Artist: Jain Malkin
Healthcare Design Magazine recently interviewed Jain Malkin, a prominent leader in researched based design, regarding the challenges and the future direction of the industry. Malkin was the first designer to propose a research-based approach to design when she published her book Medical and Dental Space Planning back in 1982. The book is now being released in its 4th edition.
Below are a couple of photos from some healthcare facilities and her comments about them.
To go on a photo tour and read the entire article and interview with Malkin in Healthcare Design Magazine, click here.
“This private chemotherapy infusion space has every evidence-based design feature,” Malkin says of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Brooklyn Infusion Center, designed by ZGF Architects. “From the chair, patients can use the computer monitor to order lunch, Skype with friends, watch movies, read email, or summon a nurse’s help at any time.” Photo: John Bartelstone Photography
The exam room at Village Family Medicine in Spartanburg, S.C., designed by McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, represents “a new type of exam room used for assessment and consultation,” Malkin says. “It is devoid of an exam table. It’s based on the acknowledgement that the majority of patients visiting a family practice physician do not have to disrobe.” Photo: Kris Decker/Firewater Photography
Designed by JoeArchitect, Hersch Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics “has a playful design and lively colors that carry throughout the office,” Malkin says. “In this photo, you can see the brushing cabinet that also stores toys as rewards for good behavior.” Photo: JoeArchitect
Source: http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/
